The Balkars of Southern Russia and their deportation (1944-57)

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baker, Karen, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, [2013]
Subjects:
1939-1945
Karachay (Turkic people) > History.
Forced migration > Soviet Union > History.
Deportation > Soviet Union > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Soviet Union.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > URSS.
Deportation
Forced migration
Karachay (Turkic people)
Soviet Union
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The cultural history and traditions of the Balkarians
  • Clocks and calendars
  • Weddings and funerals
  • Political/societal structures
  • Spirituality
  • The cult of Stalin
  • Evolution of nations or affirmative action?
  • The piedmont principle collides with Soviet xenophobia
  • Ethnic cleansing or genocide?
  • Predeportation: the massacre of Sautu
  • The deportation of the Balkars: introduction
  • Russia's practice of population relocations
  • The Caucasus experience: entire nations
  • Reasons given for the deportations
  • March 8, 1944
  • Personal experiences of the Balkars
  • The special settlements
  • Balkars in the special settlements of Kazakhstan
  • Balkars in the special settlements of Kyrgyzstan
  • The repatriation and rehabilitation of the deported Balkars
  • The lingering effect of the deportation on the successor generations: social; political; cultural; spiritual
  • Future perspectives
  • Conclusion.

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